Word: mannerize
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...Republican managed "in a reasonable and congenial manner to raise some questions about some aspects of Silber's record," said Paul Watanabe, professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. "From the first question, he was aggressive, which...
...lawyer, WAR leader Metzger is casting himself as a beleaguered populist, but not an instigator of violence. "I'm a white racial separatist," Tom Metzger says, "and I can sit down with any person, white, black or Oriental, and talk about it." Metzger's easygoing cracker-barrel manner in Portland is belied by the angry messages he tapes for WAR telephone lines. There he calls nonwhites "mud people" and "assorted scum"; attorney Dees is "Morris the pervert"; trial judge Ancer L. Haggerty, who is black, is an "Uncle Tom"; and the trial, says Metzger, is a "legal lynching...
...ordinary citizens demand to have their say, both before any proposed solution is made public and afterward. When Bush tries to communicate with a TV audience, he often lacks confidence. More important, except when he is campaigning for himself, Bush shrinks from framing options in a stark and persuasive manner that can force people to make a choice. He often speaks of using the "bully pulpit" to get his way, but to him it means little more than "telling people how deeply you feel" instead of knocking heads together to get things done...
...commander in chief of the American military forces in Saudi Arabia, expected to reach 250,000 by the end of the month, Schwarzkopf is constantly performing the dual roles of soldier and diplomat. Because of his imposing physique (6 ft. 3 in., 240 lbs.) and gruff manner, the C-in-C (pronounced sink) is affectionately known as "the Bear" by subordinates and as "Stormin' Norman" by rival Pentagon brass. He is aware that the U.S. presence in the conservative Islamic society of Saudi Arabia has created a potential clash of cultures that could undermine the alliance against Saddam Hussein...
...manner of consoling them, of puttingthem at ease," Dammin said...